“Three Great A’s” Pizza

Before Liv was a twinkle in our eyes, we talked about how we would introduce our children to the three great A’s: avocado, artichoke and asparagus.

I’ve always wanted to combine them into a dish, but thought they might taste weird together.

But pizza? You can put anything on a pizza.

This combo was RIDICULOUS.

Before we tackled the pizza making, this morning, we went for a run.

It’s funny because whenever I go out for a run, I think to myself “I’m not quite sure if I’m going to finish this.” And then, somehow it happens. It definitely helps to have running buddies for motivation, especially since Liv was singing and babbling the entire time. She loves it.

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The Pilot and I took turns pushing the jogging stroller for the 5 miles. Usually he pushes Liv the entire time–I like to think it gives me a better chance of keeping up with him because he’s much taller and faster than me, and for him to keep my stride is tough on his knees. Today, I wanted to run with the stroller as much as possible because I’m hoping I’ll be able to do a couple of 5ks this fall with Liv. I’ll never forget the 5k I did with my friend Meara–she KILLED it while pushing the jogging stroller the entire time. Rock star.

We ran on the River Walk, which is an incredible running/cycling trail in Tucson. It’s flat–a lovely change from the incline of Sabino Canyon–lines the wash, and goes through almost the entire city. No traffic, beautiful scenery,

even horses along the way.

And then there was that pizza.

Artichoke, Asparagus and Avocado Pizza

We started with some dough:

wheat for the Pilot,

gluten-free for me (whenever I make dough, I store half in the freezer for when I have a pizza hankering)

and the dough was flipped by a professional chef. NBD.

(Kyle was here hanging out on his lunch break, so I asked if he would please make the dough nice for me. I have a tendency to make it way too thin or too thick)

Mad. Skills.

The dough was topped with pesto–you could always do homemade, but I love the Trader Joe’s brand

roasted asparagus, chopped artichoke hearts and goat gouda.

After baking, topped with thin, buttery avocado slices.

The Pilot and I have each almost finished off our entire pizzas.

If you make this, I hope you love it as much as we did! What are your fave pizza toppings? Do you like any weird combos? I looooove anchovies.

My parents used to make the dough. I think it tastes much better. Have you ever put hot sauce or made a spicy pizza? I hear you are a spicy food lover like me!!! I put a ton of crushed red pepper on my pizza. I get weird looks whenever I keep piling it on!!!!

I’m usually pretty boring when it comes to pizza toppings but I’m trying to step out of my comfort zone a bit. I love to add loads of veggies to a spelt pizza base as my children love it. I’m thinking of trying goat’s cheese & roasted red pepper or spinach & feta next

anchovies, huh? I’ve never had them, but wouldn’t mind giving them a try. I usually stick to traditional stuff on pizza: lots of veggies like onion, peppers and mushrooms. But I do love the veggies you guys used, so I bet it was fabulous!

I LOVE it! I was a nanny in Germany, and I was surprised that they put all of this on their pizzas too, it was so weird at first, but then I tried it and it was amazing. I want to make some now after seeing your pics!

I’m a HUGE fan of the three great A’s too! I’ve never had them all together on a pizza before, but absolutely love to top my pizzas with fresh sliced avocado and olive oil. YUM! Will definitely try out this combo soon. 🙂

Haha, I can so relate – I think before or even during every run I also have that thought of, “I don’t know if I’m going to be able to finish this.” My husband is also quite a bit taller than me with much longer legs, so we also have trouble running at a comfortable pace together. Either I’m dying because I’m running my ass off to keep up with even his leisurely pace or he’s struggling to slow it down for my short little legs 😉 haha.

That pizza looks amazing! I’ve never tried avocado on pizza before… but avocado tastes good on everything, so I know it would be delicious! My favourite pizza combo right now is figs, blue cheese, caramelized onions and prosciutto. The sweet/salty/tangy flavours are amazing together!

That combination sounds and looks delicious! We made pizza last night, too. I’m going to blog about it today, but essentially it was roasted tomato sauce with tons of garlic and basil, mushrooms, roasted zucchini and eggplant, onion, and Monterey Jack on homemade sourdough crust. It was a life changer.

That pizza sounds amazing! I’v never had those three “As” together in one dish, but it sounds really really good! I LOVE artichoke so I feel like anything with artichoke on it would be a win in my book 🙂

Keep an eye on that horse when you next go for a run. He’s SERIOUSLY underweight and the owners might be having difficulty in this economy. No matter the age, you shouldn’t be able to see hipbones or ribs.

Hi! I’m responding to this late, like Karissa, but I’m new to your site and just stumbled across this recipe. This looks great! Do you think it would taste as good with marinara sauce instead of pesto? I’m not such a fan of pesto…(I know, I’m weird).

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